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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1449-1450
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Slaip, n. [?] Appar. translating L. sitim thirst. — a1450 Fifteen Ois 167.
Thairfor thou [sc. Christ] be my helper ay, And furthir me baith nycht and day, And slaip of all ewill desire [L. sitim carnalis concupiscentie] Off covatice, prid [etc.] … And all desire of warldly lufe Slokin in me and it remove
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